# Accident 19950710017499A: Bell 47G3B1, Hammonton, NJ, July 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Hammonton, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GTHG
- Location: 39.6365° N, 74.8024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammonton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6365&lon=-74.8024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48316, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C18 (registry code 03075, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950710017499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRASHED INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL BEARING FAILED, DUE WORN OUT. NO REQUIRED INSPECTION

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC95LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA147), Jul 10, 1995: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N48316), Hammonton, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the collective yoke bearing, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with trees. A factor relating to the accident was: the manufacturer's inadequate inspection interval of…

## Other reports on N48316 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160513007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160513007139A), May 13, 2016: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N48316), Portia, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On may 5, 2016, at 0715 CST, a Bell 47G, N48316, registered to hammock flying service, inc, collided with the operator?s reloading truck in Portia, Arkansas,…
- [Accident 19831218061529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831218061529A), Dec 18, 1983: Bell 47G3B1 (N48316), Dummerston, VT, Substantial damage. Tail rotor hit the ground on a practice autorotation landing. Lost lateral control. Collapsed a skid. Rolled over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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